Don't click on links for $250 Kroger gift card giveaway. It's a scam

"This giveaway is not affiliated with or supported by the Kroger Co.," the Cincinnati-based
grocer with substantial Columbus-area operations said on
its legitimate Facebook page. "We
recommend not engaging with the site or providing personal information. Our team is actively
working to address the issue."

To that end, Kroger has asked Facebook to block the posts generated by the hoax site as spam,
said spokesman Keith Dailey. The grocer also has contacted domain name provider Go Daddy to request
the site be pulled down, Dailey said.

Online scam watchdogs
Hoax-Slayer and
Online Threat Alerts blew their whistles on Monday. People who clicked on the
Facebook-distributed link for the scam were asked to participate in one or more surveys, which
requested personal contact information, as a condition for claiming their gift card prizes,
according to Hoax-Slayer.

"In reality, users will never receive the promised gift card, no matter how many surveys they
participate in," writes Hoax-Slayer blogger Brett M. Christensen. Judging by a number of
disappointed posters at Kroger's real Facebook page, dozens of people fell for the hoax.